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Article Index: Fourth Quarter 2024

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: October
OctoberTitleDetails
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
1 October 202421-Year-Old Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
During the traffic stop, DPS officers were assisted by Border Patrol agents who discovered two men dressed in camouflage in the trunk of Ochoa-Renteria’s vehicle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona
Byline: Zach J. Stoebe
Dateline: Tucson, Arizona
1 October 2024Allen Man Found Not Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
The charge related to Sharp allegedly operating a motor vehicle on May 15, 2022, near Pine Ridge while under the intoxicating influence of alcohol after which the vehicle crashed resulting in another male being killed.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota
Dateline: Rapid City, South Dakota
1 October 2024CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF INNOVATION AT GENERAL MOTORS' MILFORD PROVING GROUND
Located in Oakland County, Michigan, Milford Proving Ground has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of transportation since its opening on September 25, 1924, and stands as the oldest dedicated vehicle testing facility in the world.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
Topic: General Motors
1 October 2024Entry-Level Driver Training: State of Alaska Application for Renewal of Exemption
The exemption renewal allows the State to waive specified portions of the CDL skills test for drivers who reside and operate in 14 defined geographic areas that lack the infrastructure to allow completion of the full skills test.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Vincent G. White
1 October 2024HONORING CONGRESSMAN DAVID CURSON'S SERVICE TO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN AND THE NATION
A dedicated member of the United Auto Workers, he has forever fought for the right of working-class Americans and his work should be commended.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Topics: David Curson, UAW
1 October 2024Jefferson County felon sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for gas station robbery
According to court documents, on January 16, 2024, law enforcement officers responded to a call regarding an armed robbery at the Speedway Gas Station located on Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas
Dateline: Beaumont, Texas
Topic: Speedway
1 October 2024Knoxville Man Sentenced To 380 Months For Drug And Firearm Offenses After Assaulting Officer And Crashing Van In Attempt To Flee
During the search, Harris ran to the driver’s side door, got in, and sped onto Clinton Highway, with a KPD officer inside.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
2 October 2024Chinle Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Assault
In July 2020, the victim was passing through the Navajo Nation on a road trip when John and a co-defendant broke into his car while he was resting for the night.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona
Byline: Zach J. Stoebe
Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona
2 October 2024Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 59, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.; (All-Terrain Vehicles); Lincoln, Nebraska
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include motor vehicle air conditioning units and refrigerant lines for motor vehicle air conditioning units.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Kawasaki
2 October 2024Guilty Plea Entered in Connection with March 2024 Shooting in NW DC
According to the government’s evidence, at around 5 p.m. on March 25, 2024, Suggs fired multiple gunshots at the victim as the victim fled in his vehicle in an alley near the 3700 block of 10th Street Northwest in Washington, D.C.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
2 October 2024Jacksonville Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Federal Prison After High-Speed Chase
When detectives activated their emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop, Williams led JSO on a high-speed chase that continued along multiple streets.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
Dateline: Jacksonville, Florida
2 October 2024Leader of Catalytic Converter Theft Crew Sentenced to Decade in Prison
A precipitous decline in catalytic converter thefts has been reported in Massachusetts as a result of the takedown – with nine reported incidents of catalytic converter theft over the past 18 months following the arrests, in comparison to the hundreds of thefts reported during the nine-month period prior.
Press Release (text & photos)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts
2 October 2024St. Louis Man Admits Being Caught with Guns and Drugs After Fleeing Police
When officers tried to stop the Charger, McCoy drove away, rolling over spike strips that had been placed in front of the car.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri
Byline: Robert Patrick
Dateline: St. Louis, Missouri
2 October 2024Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction Activities Associated With the Murray St. Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project in Santa Cruz, California
NMFS has received a request from the City of Santa Cruz for the re-issuance of previously issued incidental harassment authorizations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Byline: Kimberly Damon-Randall
2 October 2024Two Armed Robbers Sentenced After Carjacking and Robbery
On December 4, 2022, Villalba was messaging a male victim through a dating application and agreed to meet up. Upon arrival, the victim’s vehicle was rushed by two armed individuals, Villalba and Titone.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma
Dateline: Tusla, Oklahoma
2 October 2024Two defendants await sentencing after pleading guilty in shooting, armed carjacking during drug deal
The defendants then stole M.M.’s vehicle and fled, leaving behind a pickup that had been rented by Williams. Port Wentworth police recovered Williams’ personally owned car with the bag and drugs in it after a brief car chase from which Williams escaped.
Press Release (text & photo)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia
Byline: Barry L. Paschal
Dateline: Savannah, Georgia
2 October 2024Two KC Men Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Firearms from Vehicles
Rayquan Duane Pettaway, 25, and Roy Rushing, 27, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri
Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri
2 October 2024Young Houstonians admit to carjacking in failed smuggling attempt
While in McAllen May 19, Rodriguez and Hardy approached a male victim outside his car at a Stripes gas station near a mechanic shop.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas
Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas
Topic: Stripes
Thursday, 3 October 2024
3 October 2024KC Man Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Firearms from Vehicles
Treyon Bloodsoe admitted that he participated in a conspiracy to break into vehicles and steal firearms and other items.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri
Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri
3 October 2024Lakeland Man Charged With Ten Counts Of Bank Fraud
According to the indictment, Yacoub made dozens of fraudulent deposits and withdrawals on behalf of his companies, Visionary Auto Body LLC, and Visionary Auto Care LLC, at financial institutions throughout the Middle District of Florida.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
Dateline: Tampa, Florida
Topic: Abraham Othman Yacoub
Friday, 4 October 2024
4 October 2024Air Plan Approval; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Update of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Washington-MD-VA 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Maintenance Area
The revisions update the motor vehicle emissions budgets and the onroad and nonroad mobile emissions for volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides for the years 2025 and 2030.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Adam Ortiz
4 October 2024Armed Fayetteville Drug Trafficker Who Led Law Enforcement on Dangerous High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Over 27 Years
On May 31, 2022, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Frink for an expired license plate tag.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: New Bern, North Carolina
4 October 2024Comoto Holdings, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Comoto Holdings has determined that certain Street & Steel Oakland motorcycle helmets do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, Motorcycle Helmets.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Street & Steel
4 October 2024Foreign-Trade Zone 227; Application for Subzone; Canoo Inc.; Pryor, Oklahoma
No authorization for production activity has been requested at this time. The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 227.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Canoo
4 October 2024Honduran National Sentenced for Transporting Illegal Aliens from Texas to Georgia
According to court documents, GARCIA was encountered by a United States Border Patrol agent near Slidell, Louisiana.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
Dateline: New Orleans, Louisiana
4 October 2024McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Guggolz pulled up next to the man and confronted him about his driving, mocking and belittling him.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota
Dateline: Aberdeen, South Dakota
4 October 2024Michelin North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Michelin
4 October 2024Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Data Regarding Debris Penetration Hazards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles
Debris penetration through the floorboard or wheel well of an ROV or UTV can impale the occupants of the vehicles, and incidents associated with debris penetration have caused severe injuries and deaths.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Byline: Alberta E. Mills
4 October 2024Rapid City Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
In May of 2023, Morrison, who was intoxicated, was driving a vehicle just north of Pine Ridge when he lost control of the vehicle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota
Dateline: Rapid City, South Dakota
Monday, 7 October 2024
7 October 2024Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Limousine Crashworthiness Safety Research
In an effort to understand the limousine market and the characteristics of limousine vehicles with respect to crashworthiness and occupant safety, and to comply with a Congressional mandate, NHTSA is seeking approval for a new information collection request.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
7 October 2024National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications
NEMSAC provides information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary via the Administrator of NHTSA, and through NHTSA to FICEMS on matters relating to all aspects of development and implementation of EMS.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
7 October 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
On October 2, 2024, NHTSA received a request from counsel representing certain unspecified motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers asking NHTSA to extend the period for written submissions by two weeks.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi




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